Pachuca vs Monarcas Morelia – Jornada 5 Recap and Highlights

Monarcas Morelia came from behind to earn a 2-3 away win against 10-man Pachuca. The result is a second straight win for the Monarquía, while the Tuzos have now lost back-to-back games.

The game started off well for the hosts, who took the lead in the 19th minute. Erick Gutiérrez opened the scoring for Pachuca with a shot from distance into the corner to make it 1-0.

But Morelia responded, and in the 39th minute they found the equalizer with a set piece. Mario Osuna sent a free kick into the box and Carlos Guzmán headed it past Alfonso Blanco to make it 1-1.

The game quickly took another turn for the worse for Pachuca as Jorge Hernández was sent off for a foul on Raúl Ruidíaz just before halftime.

Playing up a man, it didn’t take Morelia long to take the lead after the restart. In the 50th minute, Gastón Lezcano made it 1-2 for the visitors when he finished off a cross from Carlos Izquirdoz.

Pachuca found an equalizer of their own in the 59th minute, when Keisuke Honda scored direct from a free kick to make it 2-2.

Parity wouldn’t last, however. In the 71st minute, referee Adonai Escobedo controversially called Robert Herrera for a foul in the box against Ruidíaz, giving Morelia a penalty kick. Ruidíaz took the spot kick himself and converted it to give Morelia the 2-3 lead.

The Tuzos pressed hard for another equalizer, and even with their numerical disadvantage they generated several good chances, most notably when Ángelo Sagal went one-on-one with Sebastián Sosa – but in the end, they were unable to avoid their third defeat of the season.

With the 2-3 win, Morelia reaches 10 points while Pachuca still has four.